UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2009

FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	0-22624	05-0473908
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Rose Tree Corporate Center II

1400 N. Providence Road, Suite 2000

Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2076

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(610) 744-2300

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1.03 – Bankruptcy or Receivership

On February 18, 2009, Foamex International Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief (the “Filings”) under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) (Case No. 09-10560 (KJC)). The Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption “In re Foamex International Inc., et al., Case No. 09-10560 (KJC).” The Debtors will continue to operate their business as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court.

On February 18, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the Filings.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

99.1

Press Release, dated February 18, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 24, 2009

FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC.

By:

/s/ John G. Johnson, Jr.

Name:

John G. Johnson, Jr.

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated February 18, 2009.

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